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Letters from Vietnam: The Hmong People - Reclaiming Lost Skills

The Future of the Hmong People Photos: Craig Mackintosh [digg-reddit-me]It took a few moments for my eyes to adapt to the light. There was a single, clear incandescent bulb hanging just millimetres above my head - hanging from somewhere high in the blackness of the ceiling, from a cable ...

New Beginnings?

Click for larger view Courtesy: Throbgoblins I don't blame old Cantankerous Frank here (at right) for getting all excited. Everyone likes to hope - and there's nothing like a perceived new beginning ...

The Flaw of Western Economies

by Marcin Gerwin, Sopot, Poland. Marcin graduated with a Ph.D. in political studies, from the University of Gdansk, Poland, with his thesis: “The idea and practice of sustainable development in the context of global challenges”. Cob House ...

Permaculture Pooch

Alanna Moore is the author of 'Backyard Poultry - Naturally' - where you can read more about Vikki and poultry care, including a permaculture approach to keeping them. You don't often hear about the positives of dog ownership, in a permaculture sense. My Jack Russell terrier Vikki is a permaculture farm ...

Letters from Vietnam: Hanoi, or Venice?

Downtown Hanoi - on a Bad Day Photos: Craig Mackintosh I wasn't supposed to be writing about this. Actually, I'm not even supposed to be here. This visit to Hanoi was meant to be just an overnight stopover - passing through from the far north, ...

The Flawed Economics of Nuclear Power

by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute, Washington D.C., U.S.A. Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins Over the last few years the nuclear industry has used concerns about climate change to argue ...

Escapar de la Matriz - Estilos de vida sin límites

¿Cuántos de ustedes recuerdan tener que compartir el agua del baño con sus hermanos? Un "baby boomers" algunos nostálgicos pueden conseguir aquí, pero los más jóvenes se ríen, gritan o "eewww!". Para nosotros, en el norte, siempre han pasado los días de Juanito va en los últimos, los días de recolección de madera ...

Elephants and Weasels

Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins Living Planet reports the resource crunch, yet again, whilst elephants fear for the worst.